Surnames
UK surnames
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cawley | 1,571 | 3,402 |
| 2002 | Macaulay | 1,147 | 3,400 |
| 2003 | Warrington | 2,451 | 3,400 |
| 2004 | Alford | 2,534 | 3,398 |
| 2005 | Rea | 1,443 | 3,397 |
| 2006 | Reader | 2,583 | 3,396 |
| 2007 | Vine | 2,788 | 3,396 |
| 2008 | Ashmore | 2,239 | 3,390 |
| 2009 | Gibbins | 2,296 | 3,385 |
| 2010 | Hyland | 1,180 | 3,379 |
| 2011 | Yusuf | 6 | 3,379 |
| 2012 | Loftus | 1,631 | 3,371 |
| 2013 | Snowden | 2,661 | 3,371 |
| 2014 | Bartholomew | 2,425 | 3,368 |
| 2015 | Kellett | 2,599 | 3,366 |
| 2016 | Stannard | 2,093 | 3,365 |
| 2017 | Wake | 2,425 | 3,363 |
| 2018 | Coxon | 2,292 | 3,361 |
| 2019 | Odell | 2,324 | 3,357 |
| 2020 | Smedley | 2,452 | 3,357 |
| 2021 | Quick | 3,336 | 3,356 |
| 2022 | Sherlock | 2,015 | 3,356 |
| 2023 | Beesley | 2,403 | 3,354 |
| 2024 | Nowak | 0 | 3,354 |
| 2025 | Winn | 2,920 | 3,354 |
| 2026 | Hemming | 2,666 | 3,352 |
| 2027 | Lowther | 1,830 | 3,350 |
| 2028 | Box | 2,403 | 3,348 |
| 2029 | Greer | 1,010 | 3,347 |
| 2030 | Moores | 2,479 | 3,347 |
| 2031 | Griggs | 2,330 | 3,346 |
| 2032 | Heathcote | 2,423 | 3,346 |
| 2033 | Cann | 2,761 | 3,344 |
| 2034 | Arnott | 2,518 | 3,343 |
| 2035 | Cuthbertson | 2,303 | 3,341 |
| 2036 | Sharkey | 685 | 3,341 |
| 2037 | Bamber | 2,303 | 3,340 |
| 2038 | Darling | 2,873 | 3,336 |
| 2039 | Hands | 3,005 | 3,336 |
| 2040 | Keeble | 2,057 | 3,336 |
| 2041 | Willett | 2,352 | 3,330 |
| 2042 | Darcy | 1,089 | 3,329 |
| 2043 | Liddell | 2,750 | 3,329 |
| 2044 | Napier | 2,413 | 3,328 |
| 2045 | Burr | 2,415 | 3,327 |
| 2046 | Ewing | 2,773 | 3,327 |
| 2047 | Pocock | 3,154 | 3,326 |
| 2048 | Harmer | 2,969 | 3,323 |
| 2049 | Nazir | 0 | 3,322 |
| 2050 | Radcliffe | 3,033 | 3,321 |
| 2051 | Hasan | 3 | 3,320 |
| 2052 | Jukes | 1,814 | 3,319 |
| 2053 | Raine | 2,507 | 3,319 |
| 2054 | Lopez | 73 | 3,314 |
| 2055 | Cadman | 2,438 | 3,311 |
| 2056 | Philip | 2,001 | 3,309 |
| 2057 | Jan | 2 | 3,308 |
| 2058 | Merry | 2,239 | 3,304 |
| 2059 | Mchale | 879 | 3,303 |
| 2060 | Topping | 2,060 | 3,303 |
| 2061 | Fordham | 2,398 | 3,302 |
| 2062 | Maskell | 2,098 | 3,301 |
| 2063 | Orme | 2,506 | 3,297 |
| 2064 | Goss | 2,599 | 3,286 |
| 2065 | Skidmore | 2,198 | 3,286 |
| 2066 | Halford | 2,242 | 3,285 |
| 2067 | Fyfe | 2,758 | 3,284 |
| 2068 | Hynes | 708 | 3,283 |
| 2069 | Earnshaw | 3,698 | 3,279 |
| 2070 | Kinsella | 446 | 3,278 |
| 2071 | Cornwell | 1,727 | 3,276 |
| 2072 | Farquhar | 2,334 | 3,276 |
| 2073 | Melia | 718 | 3,276 |
| 2074 | Coulter | 1,507 | 3,275 |
| 2075 | Mannion | 783 | 3,275 |
| 2076 | Mccoll | 2,814 | 3,275 |
| 2077 | Beal | 2,809 | 3,274 |
| 2078 | Moses | 3,048 | 3,274 |
| 2079 | Clancy | 843 | 3,270 |
| 2080 | Ashman | 1,934 | 3,268 |
| 2081 | Hatch | 2,566 | 3,267 |
| 2082 | Bloor | 1,653 | 3,266 |
| 2083 | Goodfellow | 2,642 | 3,266 |
| 2084 | Raza | 0 | 3,264 |
| 2085 | Tonks | 1,576 | 3,261 |
| 2086 | Felton | 2,067 | 3,260 |
| 2087 | Bancroft | 2,901 | 3,259 |
| 2088 | Beswick | 2,922 | 3,259 |
| 2089 | Heyes | 2,337 | 3,258 |
| 2090 | Whiteside | 2,363 | 3,258 |
| 2091 | Swallow | 3,023 | 3,256 |
| 2092 | Tinsley | 1,824 | 3,256 |
| 2093 | Makin | 2,578 | 3,252 |
| 2094 | Allcock | 3,220 | 3,249 |
| 2095 | Mcknight | 1,468 | 3,248 |
| 2096 | Lumsden | 2,506 | 3,244 |
| 2097 | Silver | 1,716 | 3,244 |
| 2098 | Murrell | 2,138 | 3,241 |
| 2099 | Mckinlay | 2,394 | 3,240 |
| 2100 | Peace | 2,729 | 3,238 |